The Citadel Bulldogs basketball, 1940–49

The Citadel Bulldogs basketball teams represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The program was established in 1900–01, and has continuously fielded a team since 1912–13. Their primary rivals are College of Charleston, Furman and VMI.

1939–40

1939–40 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1939–40 record 8–9 (6–4 SoCon)
Head coach Rock Norman/Ben Parker
Home arena Thompson Hall/The Citadel Armory
1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Duke 13 2   .867     19 7   .731
North Carolina 11 2   .846     23 3   .885
Washington and Lee 7 3   .700     13 5   .722
Wake Forest 10 5   .667     13 9   .591
Maryland 7 5   .583     14 9   .609
Clemson 9 7   .563     9 12   .429
Richmond 5 4   .556     11 6   .647
The Citadel 6 5   .545     8 9   .471
William & Mary 6 5   .545     12 11   .522
Furman 4 6   .400     11 11   .500
North Carolina State 5 10   .333     8 11   .421
Davidson 4 11   .267     8 13   .381
South Carolina 3 10   .231     5 13   .278
VMI 2 9   .182     3 12   .200
Virginia Tech 1 9   .100     4 15   .211
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1940; Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulldogs moved into their new venue, The Citadel Armory on January 20, 1940. Ben Parker replaced Rock Norman as head coach on January 27, 1940.

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
January 5
no, no
Furman W 30–24  1–0
(1–0)
Thompson Hall
Charleston, SC
January 6*
no, no
Erskine W 40–38  2–0
Thompson Hall
Charleston, SC
January 12*
no, no
Presbyterian L 36–38  2–1
Thompson Hall
Charleston, SC
January 13
no, no
South Carolina W 33–27  3–1
(2–0)
Thompson Hall
Charleston, SC
January 16
no, no
Duke L 40–51  3–2
(2–1)
Thompson Hall
Charleston, SC
January 17
no, no
at North Carolina L 36–66  3–3
(2–2)
Woollen Gymnasium
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20*
no, no
Wofford L 39–45  3–4
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 27
no, no
William & Mary W 36–35  4–4
(3–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 1*
no, no
at Presbyterian L 32–40  4–5

Clinton, SC
February 2
no, no
at South Carolina W 27–26  5–5
(4–2)

Columbia, SC
February 3
no, no
at Davidson L 42–52  5–6
(4–3)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
February 10
no, no
Clemson L 27–38  5–7
(4–4)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 17
no, no
Davidson W 46–31  6–7
(5–4)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 21
no, no
at Furman W 36–35  7–7
(6–4)

Greenville, SC
February 22*
no, no
at Wofford W 28–23  8–7

Spartanburg, SC
February 23
no, no
at Clemson L 30–46  8–8
(6–5)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, South Carolina
1940 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 29
no, no
Duke L 35–40  8–9
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1940–41

1940–41 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1940–41 record 3–12 (1–9 SoCon)
Head coach Ben Parker
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1940–41 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 14 1   .933     19 9   .679
South Carolina 8 3   .727     15 9   .625
William & Mary 8 3   .727     15 10   .600
Washington and Lee 9 4   .692     11 11   .500
Duke 8 4   .667     14 8   .636
VMI 8 4   .667     10 6   .625
Richmond 7 5   .583     11 10   .524
Wake Forest 7 6   .538     9 9   .500
Clemson 7 8   .467     8 14   .364
Davidson 5 7   .417     11 12   .478
North Carolina State 6 9   .400     6 9   .400
Virginia Tech 4 8   .333     8 13   .381
The Citadel 1 8   .111     5 13   .278
Furman 1 10   .091     4 13   .235
Maryland 0 13   .000     1 21   .045
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1941; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition games
*
no, no
at Parris Island Marines W 28–27 

Parris Island, SC
*
no, no
at Parris Island Marines W 55–36 

Parris Island, SC
*
no, no
at Savannah Ice Service L 51–62 

Savannah, GA
*
no, no
at Augusta Sporters W 58–50 

Augusta, GA
Regular Season
January 10*
no, no
Presbyterian L 36–39  0–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 11
no, no
Furman L 44–48  0–2
(0–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 17
no, no
at South Carolina L 28–40  0–3
(0–2)

Columbia, SC
January 18*
no, no
Wofford W 46–41  1–3
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
vs. Erskine W 46–41  2–3

January 30
no, no
at Davidson L 43–51  2–4
(0–3)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
January 31
no, no
at Wake Forest L 48–63  2–5
(0–4)

Wake Forest, NC
February 1
no, no
at NC State W 57–50  3–5
(1–4)
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
February 3
no, no
at South Carolina L 37–55  3–6
(1–5)

Columbia, SC
February 8
no, no
Clemson L 48–62  3–7
(1–6)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 12*
no, no
at Presbyterian L 48–53  3–8

Clinton, SC
February 15
no, no
Davidson L 37–39  3–9
(1–7)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 21
no, no
at Clemson L 43–62  3–10
(1–8)
Clemson Field House
Calhoun, SC
February 22*
no, no
at Wofford L 42–65  3–11

Spartanburg, SC
February 24
no, no
at Furman L 35–41  3–12
(1–9)

Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1941–42

1941–42 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1941–42 record 2–14 (1–12 SoCon)
Head coach Ben Clemons
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Duke 15 1   .938     22 2   .917
George Washington 8 3   .727     11 9   .550
Wake Forest 13 5   .722     16 8   .667
North Carolina State 9 4   .692     15 7   .682
William & Mary 8 4   .667     15 9   .625
South Carolina 8 4   .667     12 9   .571
North Carolina 9 5   .643     14 9   .609
Washington and Lee 7 7   .500     10 15   .400
Furman 7 8   .467     10 9   .526
Richmond 4 8   .333     9 9   .500
Virginia Tech 4 8   .333     10 10   .500
VMI 5 10   .333     7 11   .389
Maryland 3 8   .273     7 15   .318
Davidson 3 9   .250     12 13   .480
Clemson 2 10   .167     3 14   .176
The Citadel 1 12   .077     2 14   .125
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1942; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
January 9*
no, no
Presbyterian L 40–50  0–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 10*
no, no
Newberry W 45–28  1–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 24
no, no
NC State L 23–41  1–2
(0–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 28
no, no
vs. Virginia Tech L 35–48  1–3
(0–2)

Charlotte, NC
January 31
no, no
Furman W 40–22  2–3
(1–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 1
no, no
at South Carolina L 27–47  2–4
(1–3)

Columbia, SC
February 3
no, no
at Furman L 22–42  2–5
(1–4)

Greenville, SC
February 7
no, no
Clemson L 38–39  2–6
(1–5)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 9
no, no
at Wake Forest L 40–64  2–7
(1–6)

Wake Forest, NC
February 10
no, no
at NC State L 40–64  2–8
(1–7)
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
February 13
no, no
Wake Forest L 51–60  2–9
(1–8)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 14
no, no
at Davidson L 39–41  2–10
(1–9)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
February 17
no, no
Davidson L 33–48  2–11
(1–10)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 21
no, no
South Carolina L 52–54 OT 2–12
(1–11)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 24
no, no
at Clemson L 27–35  2–13
(1–12)
Clemson Field House
Calhoun, SC
February 27*
no, no
Erskine L 35–36  2–14
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1942–43

1942–43 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1942–43 record 8–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach Bo Sherman
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Duke 12 1   .923     20 6   .769
George Washington 8 2   .800     17 6   .739
South Carolina 6 3   .667     13 6   .684
Davidson 7 4   .636     18 6   .750
The Citadel 5 3   .625     8 5   .615
William & Mary 6 4   .600     11 10   .524
VMI 7 5   .583     8 8   .500
North Carolina State 7 5   .583     7 9   .438
Maryland 5 5   .500     8 8   .500
Richmond 4 4   .500     11 5   .688
North Carolina 8 9   .471     12 10   .545
Virginia Tech 3 6   .333     7 7   .500
Washington and Lee 2 10   .167     7 12   .368
Wake Forest 1 10   .091     1 10   .091
Clemson 0 10   .000     3 13   .188
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1943; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
February 2
no, no
at South Carolina L 41–47  0–1
(0–1)

Columbia, SC
February 5
no, no
Wake Forest W 38–36  1–1
(1–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 5
no, no
Wake Forest W 52–39  2–1
(2–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 6
no, no
Clemson W 49–35  3–1
(3–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
at Shaw Field
Exh.
W 51–40 

Sumter, SC
February 12*
no, no
Newberry W 46–38  4–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 13*
no, no
Charleston Coast Guard W 52–29  5–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 19
no, no
at Davidson L 49–54  5–2
(3–2)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
February 23
no, no
Davidson L 44–48  5–3
(3–3)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 24
no, no
at Clemson W 63–38  6–3
(4–3)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
*
no, no
Lemoco
Exh.
W 41–34 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 27
no, no
South Carolina W 44–38  6–4
(5–3)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
1943 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 4
no, no
vs. South Carolina W 37–23  8–4
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
March 5
no, no
vs. Duke L 37–56  8–5
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1943–44

1943–44 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1943–44 record 2–3 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach Ben Clemons
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1943–44 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 9 1   .900     17 10   .630
Virginia Tech 4 1   .800     11 4   .733
Duke 4 2   .667     13 13   .500
Maryland 2 1   .667     4 14   .222
Richmond 2 2   .500     7 6   .538
Davidson 3 4   .429     16 7   .696
South Carolina 1 2   .333     13 2   .867
Clemson 1 2   .333     1 10   .091
North Carolina State 2 5   .286     5 13   .278
William & Mary 1 3   .250     10 11   .476
The Citadel 0 1   .000     2 3   .400
VMI 0 5   .000     0 14   .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1944; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
February 5
no, no
Davidson L 43–47  0–1
(0–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 7*
no, no
Stark General Hospital W 24–23  1–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 9*
no, no
Fort Moultrie W 44–23  2–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
at Fort Moultrie L 28–30  2–2

Sullivan's Island, SC
*
no, no
at Florence Army Airbase L 38–42  2–3

Florence, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1944–45

1944–45 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1944–45 record 9–5 (8–4 SoCon)
Head coach Ernest Wehman
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Carolina 9 0   1.000     19 3   .864
Richmond 2 0   1.000     3 4   .429
Duke 6 1   .857     13 9   .591
North Carolina 11 3   .786     22 6   .786
The Citadel 8 4   .667     16 7   .696
North Carolina State 7 5   .583     10 11   .476
William & Mary 3 4   .429     7 11   .389
Clemson 3 5   .375     8 8   .500
Maryland 2 5   .286     2 14   .125
Virginia Tech 1 3   .250     6 8   .429
Davidson 2 7   .222     9 9   .500
VMI 1 4   .200     2 10   .167
Wake Forest 0 6   .000     3 14   .176
Furman 0 8   .000     2 15   .118
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1945; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition games
*
no, no
Charleston Navy Base L 48–66 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
Charleston Marines W 49–32 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
Gray Line W 43–32 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
Charleston Marines W 64–26 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
Charleston Military Police W 60–34 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
Charleston Navy Base W 57–23 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
Regular Season
January 12
no, no
Furman W 46–28  1–0
(1–0)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 13
no, no
Furman W 46–32  2–0
(2–0)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 19
no, no
at Furman W 57–36  3–0
(3–0)

Greenville, SC
January 20
no, no
at Furman W 60–52  4–0
(4–0)

Greenville, SC
January 27
no, no
South Carolina L 51–59  4–1
(4–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 2*
no, no
Newberry W 55–44  5–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 3
no, no
Davidson W 52–32  6–1
(5–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 9
no, no
Clemson L 43–52  6–2
(5–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 10
no, no
Clemson W 52–29  7–2
(6–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 13
no, no
at Davidson W 60–26  8–2
(7–2)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
February 16
no, no
at Clemson W 41–39  9–2
(8–2)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
February 16
no, no
at Clemson L 38–43  9–3
(8–3)
Clemson Field House
Charleston, SC
February 17
no, no
at South Carolina L 47–73  9–4
(8–4)

Columbia, SC
1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 22
no, no
vs. William & Mary L 41–54  9–5
Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1945–46

1945–46 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1945–46 record 8–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach Eugene Clark
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1945–46 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 13 1   .929     30 5   .857
Duke 12 2   .857     21 6   .778
Virginia Tech 7 3   .700     11 8   .579
Wake Forest 8 5   .615     12 6   .667
Maryland 5 4   .556     9 12   .429
William & Mary 5 5   .500     10 10   .500
Furman 4 4   .500     16 3   .842
George Washington 4 5   .444     7 8   .467
Clemson 5 7   .417     9 11   .450
North Carolina State 5 7   .417     6 12   .333
South Carolina 4 7   .364     9 11   .450
Davidson 5 9   .357     13 12   .520
Richmond 3 7   .300     8 12   .400
The Citadel 1 6   .143     7 11   .389
VMI 1 6   .143     1 10   .091
Washington and Lee 0 4   .000     2 11   .154
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1946; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
January 11*
no, no
Gray Line W 38–30  1–0
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 12*
no, no
Charleston Coast Guard W 53–45  2–0
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 18*
no, no
Charleston Navy Base L 41–57  2–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 19*
no, no
Wofford W 46–40  3–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 21*
no, no
at Presbyterian W 37–36  4–1

Clinton, SC
January 22
no, no
at South Carolina L 29–66  4–2
(0–1)

Columbia, SC
January 26*
no, no
Erskine W 57–15  5–2
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 1*
no, no
Newberry L 44–50  5–3
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 3
no, no
Davidson W 41–39  6–3
(1–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 8*
no, no
Presbyterian W 41–35  7–3
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 9
no, no
Clemson L 46–63  7–4
(1–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 11*
no, no
at Newberry L 50–61  7–5

Newberry, SC
February 12
no, no
at Davidson L 30–37  7–6
(1–3)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
February 15
no, no
South Carolina L 33–52  7–7
(1–4)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 16
no, no
Furman W 65–45  8–7
(2–4)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 22*
no, no
at Wofford L 44–58  8–8

Spartanburg, SC
February 23
no, no
at Clemson L 24–76  8–9
(2–5)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
February 25
no, no
at Furman L 45–58  8–10
(2–6)

Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1946–47

1946–47 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1946–47 record 4–11 (0–10 SoCon)
Head coach Whitey Piro
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1946–47 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina State 11 2   .846     26 5   .839
North Carolina 10 2   .833     19 8   .704
Duke 10 4   .714     19 8   .704
George Washington 9 4   .692     21 7   .750
Maryland 9 5   .643     14 10   .583
Richmond 8 5   .615     17 9   .654
South Carolina 7 5   .583     16 9   .640
Washington and Lee 7 6   .538     16 7   .696
Davidson 7 7   .500     17 8   .680
William & Mary 6 6   .500     14 12   .538
Wake Forest 8 9   .471     11 13   .458
Furman 5 7   .417     9 10   .474
Virginia Tech 4 9   .308     13 13   .500
Clemson 2 12   .143     7 13   .350
The Citadel 1 11   .083     5 11   .313
VMI 1 11   .083     2 14   .125
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1947; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
January 10*
no, no
Presbyterian W 66–47  1–0
The Citadel Armory
Charlreston, SC
January 14*
no, no
at Presbyterian W 57–49  2–0

Clinton, SC
January 15
no, no
at South Carolina L 35–62  2–1
(0–1)

Columbia, SC
January 17
no, no
Furman L 51–59  2–2
(0–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 24
no, no
at Clemson L 40–60  2–3
(0–3)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
January 25
no, no
at Furman L 41–52  2–4
(0–4)

Greenville, SC
January 27*
no, no
at Newberry W 60–49  3–4

Newberry, SC
February 1
no, no
Davidson L 34–60  3–5
(0–5)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 8
no, no
at Wake Forest L 46–56  3–6
(0–6)

Wake Forest, NC
February 10
no, no
NC State L 35–75  3–7
(0–7)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 11
no, no
Davidson L 46–72  3–8
(0–8)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 14
no, no
South Carolina L 45–49  3–9
(0–9)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 21*
no, no
Newberry W 41–35  4–9
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 25
no, no
at George Washington L 41–72  4–10
(0–10)

Washington, D.C.
February 27
no, no
at Maryland L 40–52  4–11
(0–11)
Ritchie Coliseum
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1947–48

1947–48 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1947–48 record 8–9 (4–8 SoCon)
Head coach Bernard O'Neil
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1947–48 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina State 12 0   1.000     29 3   .906
George Washington 13 3   .813     19 7   .731
North Carolina 11 4   .733     20 7   .741
Maryland 9 6   .600     11 14   .440
Davidson 10 7   .588     19 9   .679
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583     14 9   .609
Duke 8 6   .571     17 12   .586
Wake Forest 8 7   .533     18 11   .621
William & Mary 8 7   .533     13 10   .565
South Carolina 8 7   .533     12 11   .522
Washington and Lee 5 9   .357     7 17   .292
The Citadel 4 8   .333     8 9   .471
Richmond 4 9   .308     8 14   .364
Furman 3 10   .231     11 15   .423
Clemson 3 14   .176     6 17   .261
VMI 1 12   .077     3 16   .158
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1948; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
December 6
no, no
William & Mary L 41–64  0–1
(0–1)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
December 10*
no, no
Charleston Navy Base W 70–50  1–1
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 9
no, no
South Carolina L 41–49  1–2
(0–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 10*
no, no
Newberry W 59–30  2–2
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 16
no, no
Furman W 40–33  3–2
(1–2)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 23
no, no
at Clemson W 52–50  4–2
(2–2)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
January 24
no, no
at Furman W 66–64  5–2
(3–2)

Greenville, SC
January 26*
no, no
at Presbyterian W 44–41  6–2

Clinton, SC
January 29
no, no
at William & Mary L 34–50  6–3
(3–3)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
January 30
no, no
at Richmond L 50–71  6–4
(3–4)
Blues Armory
Richmond, VA
February 3*
no, no
at Newberry L 43–56  6–5

Newberry, SC
February 7
no, no
Clemson W 47–43  7–5
(4–4)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 14
no, no
at Davidson L 30–69  7–6
(4–5)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
February 20*
no, no
Presbyterian W 81–44  8–6
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 21
no, no
at Wake Forest L 48–62  8–7
(4–6)

Wake Forest, NC
February 27
no, no
Davidson L 42–49  8–8
(4–7)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 28
no, no
at South Carolina L 38–53  8–9
(4–8)

Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

1948–49

1948–49 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
1948–49 record 1–15 (0–11 SoCon)
Head coach Bernard O'Neil
Home arena The Citadel Armory
1948–49 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina State 14 1   .933     25 8   .758
William & Mary 10 3   .769     24 10   .706
North Carolina 13 5   .722     20 8   .714
George Washington 9 4   .692     18 8   .692
Davidson 11 6   .647     18 8   .692
South Carolina 7 6   .538     10 12   .455
Wake Forest 7 7   .500     11 13   .458
Maryland 7 7   .500     9 17   .346
Virginia Tech 6 8   .429     10 13   .435
Duke 5 7   .417     13 9   .591
Clemson 6 9   .400     10 11   .476
Washington and Lee 5 9   .357     10 12   .455
Richmond 5 10   .333     8 15   .348
Furman 4 11   .267     8 14   .364
VMI 3 8   .273     3 16   .158
The Citadel 0 11   .000     1 17   .056
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1949; Rankings from AP Poll
Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition games
*
no, no
Richmond Royals L 39–55 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*
no, no
Quantico Marines L 38–62 
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
Regular season
January 7
no, no
at Furman L 57–65  0–1
(0–1)

Greenville, SC
January 8
no, no
at Clemson L 39–65  0–2
(0–2)
Clemson Field House
Clemson, SC
January 11
no, no
at South Carolina L 35–60  0–3
(0–3)

Columbia, SC
January 15
no, no
Furman L 38–55  0–4
(0–4)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 22
no, no
at Wake Forest L 36–57  0–5
(0–5)

Wake Forest, NC
January 24
no, no
at Davidson L 25–54  0–6
(0–6)
Alumni Gymnasium
Davidson, NC
January 28*
no, no
Newberry L 47–67  0–7
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
January 29*
no, no
Presbyterian W 55–46  1–7
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 5
no, no
Clemson L 44–63  1–8
(0–7)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 11*
no, no
at Newberry L 30–49  1–9

Newberry, NC
February 12*
no, no
at Presbyterian L 40–50  1–10

Clinton, SC
February 18
no, no
at William & Mary L 39–57  1–11
(0–8)
Blow Gymnasium
Williamsburg, VA
February 19
no, no
at Richmond L 42–58  1–12
(0–9)
Blues Armory
Richmond, VA
February 23*
no, no
at Tennessee L 42–64  1–13
Alumni Memorial Gym
Knoxville, TN
February 25
no, no
South Carolina L 45–58  1–14
(0–10)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
February 26
no, no
Davidson L 42–50  1–15
(0–11)
The Citadel Armory
Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. 2014-15 The Citadel Basketball Fact Back (PDF). The Citadel. pp. 81–84. Retrieved December 12, 2014. 
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